UPDATE: As reported by band's manager to The Associated Press, Ahkhbar was not a
member of the band, but instead someone who knew two members of the band but they "hadn't
talked in a while because of a disagreement."

ORIGINAL STORY: Three members of rock band Yellow Dogs were killed this morning by a former
band member in their current US base of Brooklyn, NY.

According to police reports, the former member and alleged shooter Raefe Ahkhbar (who was
kicked out of the band) entered an East Williamsburg building with a .308 caliber rifle and
killed three members of the band: Soroush Farazmand, Arash Farazmand and Ali Eskandarian,
all age 27, while also wounding another 22-year-old man.

Ahkhbar then appeared on the building's roof and killed himself.

Yellow Dogs formed in Tehran, Iran in 2006 before moving to Brooklyn in 2010 after a long
struggle to seek asylum in the United States. The rock band had earned underground
recognition by participating in the Austin, TX festival South by Southwest and were
recognized by Spin magazine as one of the magazine's "50 Bands to Watch." The group also
played in the 2009 Iranian film "No One Knows About Persian Cats."

Deepest condolences to the families and friends of the slain band members.

wow that's really depressing. Can't imagine how a big fan of the band would feel. Like imagine if Kurt Cobain killed every member of Nirvana and then himself. The fans of this band won't even be able to look forward to material from the other members. Didn't know the band but RIP, that's fucked.